Ubisoft Stepping Away From "Always On" DRM

We've documented Ubisoft's difficult relationship with PC gamers before. One of the key contention points was digital rights management software that had to have a constant connection to the Internet: Lose your connection and the game automatically shut down, often taking your progress with it.

Now Ubisoft has decided that software is more trouble than it's worth.

"We have listened to feedback, and since June last year our policy for all of PC games is that we only require a one-time online activation when you first install the game, and from then you are free to play the game offline."

Once activated, the game can be installed as many times as the owner wishes. One activation will be all that's required for the life of the game.